Providence PCA

True obedience to the greatest commandments flow from faith in Jesus, who empowers believers through His love.

Who can dwell in God's holy presence, on His sacred mountain? Psalm 15 unveils a longing for eternal communion, answered not by human effort but by a righteousness beyond our own.

Jesus exposes the Sadducees' error, proving resurrection through Scripture and God's power. Trust Christ, the risen Lord, for eternal life, living with joy in His unshakable promise.

Jesus outwits a trap about taxes, revealing our duty to Caesar and ultimate allegiance to God. Find clarity on civil obedience and devotion in this challenging text.

Discover how Jesus' parable challenges Israel's leaders, warning of judgment and revealing the true kingdom. Find assurance in Christ, the cornerstone, and be inspired to bear fruit through faith.

Dive into a powerful exploration of the resurrection's impact on every believer's life. This sermon unpacks the profound hope found in Christ's victory—transforming us now as heaven's citizens and promising glorious, resurrected bodies in the future. Anchored in the reality of Christ's triumph over death, this message stirs the heart with assurance and longing for eternity.

Jesus curses a barren fig tree and overturns temple tables, exposing Israel's failure to bear fruit. This dramatic judgment unveils a call for the church to shine as a light to all nations, proclaiming the gospel boldly.

Why does the world reject Jesus? The Spirit declares His authority and comforts us—bold truth for a self-ruled age.

The transfiguration of Christ, which points to his resurrection and glorification, reminds us of our own coming transformation in glory. We are all with unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord, being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. As we bear our crosses, remember the transfiguration and the end of our suffering, which is conforming to the image of Christ.

In our fallen nature, we want the crucified saviour without the cruciform life. But in our union with Christ, God has ordained that our path will be the path of his beloved son. If we are his and he is ours, our lives will pattern his life: and that pattern is suffering and then glory, the cross before the crown.

What is this leaven of the Pharisees? Christ leads his disciples through a catechism of questions to bring them to the understanding. Like the man partially healed, Peter confesses Christ, but it's clear he only had a partial perception.

Mark is impressing upon us in this passage, that the crowd is made up of two different groups of people. Those of Israel, and those who are far-away ones. In this sermon, Pastor Tony unpacks Christ's costly compassion on the 4,000. Christ has this mixed crowd--Jew and Gentile--recline at a wilderness table together, and satisfies them of himself together as one people. Entrust yourself today to this one who is willing and able to sustain us through this earthly wilderness.

Though this Syrophoenician woman thought herself of a low estate--and those around her would've agreed, Christ deems her worthy, not of dog food, but of true spiritual meat: faith. Here we see the heart of Christ as he reaches out to those of low conditions.

Christ's Power over the Chaos of Creation

For the ancient Hebrew, if you were to ask them about the sea, they would say that it was a place of great chaos, dread-waters, and danger. In this section of Mark, the disciples find themselves in the middle of all that water represents in the Old Testament. Christ takes on this source of evil and rebukes it. In confronting the sea, Christ is really confronting the enemies of God and his people. He says to that great enemy of our souls, -Be still, and be silent--

For the ancient Hebrew, if you were to ask them about the sea, they would say that it was a place of great chaos, dread-waters, and danger. In this section of Mark, the disciples find themselves in the middle of all that water represents in the Old Testament. Christ takes on this source of evil and rebukes it. In confronting the sea, Christ is really confronting the enemies of God and his people. He says to that great enemy of our souls, "Be still, and be silent!"

Job is not about you. Job is not about me. Job is about Jesus. So when we come to this book we need to say, -Show me Jesus.- It is about Jesus and his righteousness, Jesus and his curse-bearing, Jesus and his defeat of the devil, Jesus and his acquisition of glory. That's what Job is all about.--Outline--I. The God-Fearer Blessed-II. The Debate in Heaven-III. The God-Fearer Cursed-IV. The Debate on Earth-V. Fire-Tested Righteousness-VI. The Foolishness of Wisdom

Post-Sermon Lecture from Rev. David Inks--Job begins and ends after the pattern that Jesus speaks of, that the Old Testament anticipates him in his suffering and in his glory. We saw the sufferings anticipated in the first two chapters and throughout the book, and now comes the glory as the Lord restores the fortunes as Job returns out from under the curse.--Outline--I. The Story-II. The Significance -42-7--III. The Sacrifice -42-8-9--IV. The Superlative Blessings -42-10-17-

Job is not about you. Job is not about me. Job is about Jesus. So when we come to this book we need to say, "Show me Jesus." It is about Jesus and his righteousness, Jesus and his curse-bearing, Jesus and his defeat of the devil, Jesus and his acquisition of glory. That's what Job is all about.Outline:I. The God-Fearer BlessedII. The Debate in HeavenIII. The God-Fearer CursedIV. The Debate on EarthV. Fire-Tested RighteousnessVI. The Foolishness of Wisdom